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University Place Addition Will Take 450 Upperclassmen Off KSU’s Annual Waiting List

University Place Addition Will Take 450 Upperclassmen Off KSU’s Annual Waiting List

10/12/2011

Kennesaw State University broke ground October 7 on the latest phase of University Place, an upperclassmen student housing
apartment addition that will help subside increasing housing demands. The new facility will house approximately 450 of these
students whom for the past few years have been placed on waiting lists that have surpassed 800 students.

UHS developed KSU's most recently completed student housing project, University Village Suites, which earned a
Dormy Award for one of the 14 best dorms in the country. Like University Village Suites, University Place
will boast many technological and aesthetic
features, helping KSU continue to receive recognition for their vibrant student housing community and
achieve their recruitment and retention goals.

Each of the three four-story buildings will consist of 1,282-square feet with private four-bedroom, four-bath units, containing a shared kitchen
and living room, along with washer/dryer and balcony. Features include:

Wi-Fi connectivity throughout

Elevators

Outdoor amphitheater, which will feature comedy shows, as well as performances from KSU’s music program.

Indoor auditorium for multipurpose use

Green space

Walkway plaza/promenade connecting the complex to Kennesaw State University Road

Ample Parking

With project completion scheduled for the beginning of the 2012-13 school year, KSU will have a total of about 3,500 beds, enabling
approximately 15 percent of their 24,100 students to live on campus. According to
Michael Sanseviro, Dean of Student Success, the new addition will complete KSU's transformation from a commuter school into a residential
campus. "Once you get to 15 to 20 percent, that really transforms the culture and makes you a full, 24-hour university," he said.*

UHS has helped several universities in the South transform their campuses from commuter to residential living-learning environments.
President & CEO, Greg Minder, said UHS is privileged to have been a part of KSU's transformation. "We are grateful to
continue our partnership with the KSU Foundation and KSU by helping them offer the full university experience to more students," said Minder.

About UHS:
As the campus development partner for colleges and universities throughout the United States, UHS has turned student housing
projects into successful long-term investments for many higher-education institutions, including several first-time housing projects.
UHS offers all the services and partnerships needed to guide higher-education institutions throughout a student housing project,
including conducting a market study, site selection, master planning, obtaining financing and design and construction. For more
information, email or call us at 888-847-8326 (UHS TEAM).